December 2020 - The Michigan Community Association Law Blog

Maintenance Repairs & Common Elements• December 23, 2020

Who Pays for Maintaining Shared Easements Between Multiple Condominium Associations?

Residential community developments in Michigan often use the rights of use afforded by recorded easements in order to permit the development of communities with multiple underlying individual residential projects.

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Community Association Governance & Meetings• December 16, 2020

What Are the Mandatory Provisions in Condominium Bylaws?

If you are unsure about whether your condominium bylaws comply with the Michigan Condominium Act, we would recommend that your condominium association obtain a condominium report card from Hirzel Law, PLC to determine whether your bylaws are missing any required provisions.

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Community Association Governance & Meetings• December 14, 2020

Court Holds Early Termination of Manager Causes Condo Association to Breach Property Management Contract

The Condominium Association took a risk when its new board members decided to cancel its property management contract on the basis of a purported breach by Vista. As noted by the Michigan Court of Appeals,

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Maintenance Repairs & Common Elements• December 4, 2020

Boundary Line Disputes and Automatic Easements Under the Michigan Condominium Act

An easement is an interest in real property that grants the holder of the easement the right to use another’s property for a limited purpose.

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Community Association Governance & Meetings• December 1, 2020

Condo Board Members Protected by Qualified Privilege in Co-Owner’s Defamation Claim

In Square Lake Hills Assn v Garland, unpublished opinion of the Court of Appeals, Docket No. 350403, issued November, 12, 2020, the Michigan Court of Appeals upheld a ruling of the Oakland County Circuit Court that dismissed a defamation claim brought by a co-owner against a condominium association,individual board members and the management company on the basis that the allegedly…

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